The Peeps brand will celebrate the New Year with the two-day Peepsfest, culminating in the 11th annual Peeps Chick Drop.

CandyRific is offering several unique novelties this season, ranging from giftable items to stocking stuffers.

While Pantone is closely connected to fashion and interior design, the color identification system and its Color of the Year can also apply to food and food packaging.

With varying stages of cannabis legalization in the U.S. and Canada — and the proliferation of cannabis-infused edibles in the marketplace — the Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association recently hosted a science symposium on incorporating cannabis into confectionery and snack products.

 Hand-crafted in copper kettles, these coconut milk caramels are enrobed in organic dark chocolate.

Thin and crispy, wafers are often enjoyed while they’re sandwiching cream — but for decades, candy companies have also incorporated them into tasty, textural confections.

Citing a lack of scientific information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it can’t conclude that CBD is generally recognized as safe for use in human or animal food.

Innova Market Insights said new product development is reflecting the industry’s push toward added value, both in terms of taste and nutritional benefits.

Dee, a third-generation candy maker, founded Ce De Candy Inc. and began making Smarties candy rolls in 1949.

Barry Callebaut has been granted a Temporary Marketing Permit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, clearing the way to market Ruby as chocolate in the United States.